FTW vs. SAW Preview & Prediction- Free 4/22 CS: GO
The rivals will clash at the grand final of the ESL Masters Spain Season 11 Finals tournament this Saturday. The winner will qualify for the ESL Pro League Season 16 Conference. The Group Stage is composed of two groups of four teams playing in the GSL format. All matches are played in the best-of-three series.
FTW Team Stats and Latest Results
For The Win eSports (FTW) is ranked #106 in the world ranking. The team has qualified for this tournament based on their performance at the ESL Masters Spain Season 11. The team has a 2-match win streak and has won 6 out of their last 10 games. Considering their performance in past events, they finished 7-8th at the OMEN WGR European Challenge 2022, 2nd at the NumberOne Season 3 Cup 1, and 3-4th at the IEM Dallas 2022 Europe Open Qualifier 1. Over the last 3 months, the team has attained a win rate of 30.8%.
Map win statistics in the past 3 months show a decent performance on Vertigo (66.7%). They managed an average win rate on Inferno (50.0%) but failed to impress on Nuke (37.5%), Ancient (0.0%), and Dust2 (0.0%). Their current line-up consists of DDias (0.94 player rating), arrozdoce (1.04), Ag1l (0.99), ewjerkz (1.14), and story (1.02).
SAW Team Stats and Latest Results
SAW is ranked #31 in the world ranking and has been among the top 30 teams for 23 weeks. The Portuguese team defeated OFFSET (2:1) at the ESL Masters Spain Season 11 and booked a spot at the upcoming LAN finals. They finished 3-4th at the OMEN WGR European Challenge 2022, 3rd at the ESL Challenger League Season 40 Europe, and 9-11th at the PGL Major Antwerp 2022 Europe RMR A. They attained a win rate of 55.3% over the past 3 months and won 5 out of their last 10 games.
Map win statistics in the past 3 months show that their best-played cards are Nuke (73.7%-win rate), Vertigo (62.5%), and Ancient (57.1%). On the other hand, they failed to impress on Inferno (50.0%), Dust2 (42.9%), and Overpass (22.2%). Their roster consists of stadodo (1.08 player rating), MUTiRiS (1.07), JUST (1.07), rmn (1.04), and arki (0.97).
FTW vs. SAW H2H Record
Head-to-head has 5 meetings between the opponents and SAW lost in all the matches. Their last encounter was at the group stage of the 2021 Master League Portugal Season 7 and they won 2:0.
FTW vs. SAW Betting Preview
SAW is the favorite to win this upcoming matchup. The team has a better win rate, has a better performance on the maps, and also has a better roster. SAW has an advantage on Dust2, Nuke, Overpass, and Ancient. Additionally, SAW has a win rate of 55.3% while FTW managed a 30.8%-win rate over the past 3 months. Based on these stats, it would be safe to bet on a win for SAW.
The Pick: SAW to win.
